Ouellett Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Ouellett Surname User-submission:

The name is adapted from the Old French word, oeil, meaning 'eye', which was used as a metaphor to refer to the source of a spring or fountain. The name comes from an original family in Normandy who lived in a place called Quilly-le-Basset.

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Ouellett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States821:4,420,231233,612
Canada371:995,82774,831
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Ouellett Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name is adapted from the Old French word, oeil, meaning 'eye', which was used as a metaphor to refer to the source of a spring or fountain. The name comes from an original family in Normandy who lived in a place called Quilly-le-Basset.

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Ouellett Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ouellett Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Ouellett occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ouellett? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,666,404th most frequently used family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. The last name Ouellett occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Ouellett live; 100 percent live in North America and 88 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Ouellett is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 82 people, or 1 in 4,420,231. In The United States Ouellett is most frequent in: Massachusetts, where 15 percent are found, Florida, where 12 percent are found and New Hampshire, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 31 percent are found.

Ouellett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ouellett has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ouellett surname expanded 820 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ouellett Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ouellett surname are 0.84999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.38% registered with the party.

The amount Ouellett earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 25.62% more than the national average, earning $54,204 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.19% less than the national average, earning $36,172 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ouellette9437,377/
Ouelletts941/
Ouellet9332,688/
Ouelett9334/
Oullett932/
Ouellettte893/
Ouelleette892/
Ouelllette892/
Ouiellette892/
Oouellette891/
Houellette891/
Ouelette88828/
Oullette88254/
Ouellete88149/
Gouellet8822/
Wouellet883/
Owellett882/
Ouelllet882/
Goullett881/
Auellett881/
Uellette881/
Ouiellet881/
Ouelle861,670/
Ouelet8644/
Oullet8643/
Oulett862/
Oellet862/
O'Ouellette841/
Owellette825/
Houelette824/
Outllette823/
Wuellette823/
Houllette822/
Auellette821/
Oyellette821/
Bellett80447/
Goullet80415/
Gouelle80346/
Oulette80213/
Houelle80146/
Goulett8068/
Houllet8042/
Houlett8016/
Woellet809/
Wellett808/
Eallett807/
Ouellit806/
Oullete805/
Ouelete803/
Yellett802/
Ouielle802/
Gouelet802/
Outllet801/
Oyellet801/
Huellet801/
Oiellet801/
Uillett801/
Vellett800/
Voellet800/
Goelett800/
Aouelet800/
Outlett800/
Eillett800/
Ahouelette785/
Ouele771,262/
Oulet77113/
Oulle77102/
Uelle778/
Oelle771/
Houlette75913/
Houelete75419/
Wellette7587/
Houyelle7570/
Houselle7549/
Houelleu7527/
Autellet7523/
Howelett7520/
Houellez7510/
Oysellet7510/
Vellette759/
Haullett753/
Ouleette751/
Ousselle751/
Outlette751/
Ouylette751/
Owelleth751/
Belleïtt751/
Houllete751/
Eullette751/
Ahouelle751/
Welletts750/
Oillette750/
Goillett750/
Houslett750/
Viollett750/
Goulet7126,708/
Bellet717,964/
Houlle71719/
Gouele71636/
Houlet71377/
Vellet71361/
Houele71328/
Wellet71267/
Oullie71267/
Oueled71213/
Huelle71212/
Owelle71177/
Eulett71153/
Ahouelete71146/
Yellet71111/
Goulle7199/
Uylett7175/
Goelet7154/
Heillette7140/
Aullet7134/
Ouelea7126/
Aulett7123/
Outlet7117/
Oullez7116/
Housselle7111/
Ueller7110/
Ouelli719/
Woelle716/
Oulete716/
Ouyele715/
Ouella715/
Owelet715/
Oyelle714/
Ouelie714/
Ouellé714/
Goelle714/
Ojelle713/
Voelle712/
Oelley712/
Ouelly712/
Oillet712/
Oulley711/
Howeellet711/
Howellitt711/
Eilett711/
Bllett711/
Auelet711/
Yelett711/
Wuelle711/
Oueles711/
Oueley711/
Ojelet711/
Vuelle711/
Eillet711/
Uhelle711/
Uillet711/
Oylett710/
Eylett710/
Euelle710/
Willett6726,046/
Oule678,020/
Billett673,508/
Viollet672,463/
Vuillet671,399/
Huillet671,044/
Hoilett67825/
Oele67815/
Goulley67429/
Gowelle67375/
Hueller67327/
Wuelleh67218/
Ouellaj67170/
Villett67113/
Ahouele6791/
Uele6790/
Gaullet6774/
Wellete6772/
Viellet6765/
Eulette6762/
Bellitt6759/
Euillet6755/
Aulette6745/
Goullee6734/
Houslet6722/
Auselle6720/
Houllez6720/
Oyelete6719/
Heulett6718/
Ehoulet6714/
Vellete6712/
Goellee6711/
Hoellge6711/
Houlete6711/
Houlles6710/
Ouhelli679/
Yeleitt678/
Ouielhe678/
Howelle676/
Haulett675/
Woellie675/
Velliet675/
Healett674/
Yelleit673/
Oyeslle673/
Outelli673/
Eucelle672/
Goillet672/
Houlley672/
Goyelle672/
Houella672/
Hoillet672/
Uesller672/
Ouesley671/
Ouleete671/
Ouselli671/
Outleet671/
Owelley671/
Howelet671/
Ayelett671/
Aillett671/
Auslett671/
Vueller671/
Hoylett671/
Huelles671/
Ohouele671/
O'Gelle671/
Velleit671/
Goullei671/
Gouelei671/
Gouelli671/
Ahouelethe671/
Ayellet671/
Goulled671/
Oueslei671/
Goielle671/
Heylett670/
Wellets670/
Aullitt670/
D'Oulle670/
Oilette670/
Houlitt670/
Houeles670/
Huylett670/
Ouselly670/
Wellitt670/
Welletz670/
Oullist670/
Euselle670/
Heallet670/
Gaulett670/
Eiolett670/
Goullea670/
Woelley670/

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